The Expert Commission on Norwegian Security and Defence Policy was appointed by the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Ine Eriksen Søreide, on 15 December 2014, and submitted its report on 28 April 2015. The Commission was asked to analyse the Norwegian Armed Forces’ ability to solve the most demanding tasks in crisis and war. The Commission has studied developmentsin the short term (the next four years) and the long term (the next 20–30 years).